- #1 Broken Bonds
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Victorian Games
Windows
A visual novel about detective William Beckett, investigating the case of a servant uprising in the ducal house of "Gentry." Together with intern Michelle Rouge, William must delve deep into the country's political life to uncover the secrets. Gather evidence, take notes, and analyze the information
Why similar: Historical 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #2 Kino
96% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
Windows
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Historical 17%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%
- #3 The Widow's Boutique
96% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.
Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #4 Mycorrhiza
95% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 12.4%
- #5 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #6 荧惑焚心录Yinghuo
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DongmianYueqiu
Windows
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年(1645),你将扮演一名火器学者,无意中捡到了前朝公主,一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情,有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Dark 10.7%
- #7 Brageskålen
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Historical 29%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #8 A Day in the Palace
92% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 38.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #9 Canceled
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Historical 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%
- #10 POPULARITY CONTEST
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
- #11 BURN
90% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Convict Games
Windows
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
- #12 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
89% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #13 Echoes of Pinebridge
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #14 The Judge
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Team Syukino
Windows
Take down multiple criminals case by case as you judge each and every one of them. Will you be naughty or nice? The final verdict is up to you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #15 Parasite in Love
87% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Dark 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #16 A Singular Portrait
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Electric Doll Pub: Electric Doll
Windows · Linux
At what point does a simple desire become an obsession? This is one of the dilemmas faced by Beatrice, a photography student as bitter as reality itself. Within a tangle of unfolding mysteries, she will discover that the most beautiful manifestation of the past holds a chaotic future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #17 Devil Apartment
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Dark 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%
- #18 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Historical 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #19 Sweet Girl Gurumelo
84% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Hamokalt
Windows
Amanita is feeling down lately. She lost her best friend and she can't do anything about it. Could you listen to her story, and maybe help her out?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Drama 11%
- #20 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Dark 7.2%
- #21 summer story
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #22 Insects Awaken
81% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #23 Rainbow Valley
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
After getting lost in a blizzard you find yourself in Rainbow Valley—a strange mountain with even stranger villagers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Cartoon 11.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #24 Future Mirror
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #25 Parallels: Year One
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Resquita Productions
Windows
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Casual 4.8%
- #26 Student Union
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visual Novel Village
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices guide Lane through this dark drama and romance as shifting pressures form, strain, and shatter strong bonds. Found a student government, recruit members, and struggle to maintain them in the face of unexpected challenges and danger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #27 The Tavern In the Woods
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Historical 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #28 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Dark 10.6%
- #29 Pentimento
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #30 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
77% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Mystery 24.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Multiple Endings 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #31 The Wolf of Derevnya
76% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Linux
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Historical 11.4%
- #32 In The Days of My Life
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redamantine Studios
Windows
Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #33 Blackthorn Witch
75% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 5.6%
- #34 Pale Flamingos
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mrs. Battle's Games
Windows
Pale Flamingos is a visual novel murder mystery with choices and a branching narrative. The year is 1986; the place, Miami. Florita and Melba, two Cuban grandmothers, are at the Miami Travel Agents' Convention where the owner of St. Neville Airways is found dead. Florita and Melba investigate.
Why similar: Historical 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%
- #35 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
71% matchVery Positive95% of 57,826 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Historical 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Dark 10.3%
- #36 Forest of Death Masks
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Dark 10%, Casual 7.7%
- #37 迷渡桥
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Historical 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #38 Spirit Whisperer Conversation With Akari
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Akari was a beloved streamer—until she died live on camera. Now, as a spirit, she’s still performing. You’ve been hired to speak with her, and uncover the truth behind the smile she never took off.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Cartoon 10.9%
- #39 Beneath The Cherry Blossom Tree
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Single Blossom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into what lies below in “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree” an immersive visual novel where every choice carves a path through a tapestry of mystery, romance, and intrigue. Unravel a story that intertwines destiny, personality, and local folklore
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark 11.2%, Drama 10.1%
- #40 Death by Begonia
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #41 Kindred [SnowBound]
70% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #42 少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
72% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は2002年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには4つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝?選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Mystery 29.4%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, 2D 3.8%
- #43 Confinio: Reality Prison
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dark 12.2%
- #44 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
71% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Historical 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #45 Neighbors - A Visual Novel
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amateur Studio
Windows
Know your neighbors. Find the truth. Betray them. Experience the nightmare of the Salem Witch Trials in this horror story based on true events.
Why similar: Historical 34.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Drama 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #46 a pet shop after dark
70% matchVery Positive89% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #47 Skin Tailor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Historical 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 4.2%
- #48 Do you have SALT?
68% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Sin and SunPub: BRXKENVN
Windows
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Dark 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 11.7%
- #49 Yotsume God -Reunion-
69% matchVery Positive97% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows
In September of my third year in junior high school, I went with my father to my grandparents' house in the mountains. The place we arrived at was Yotsu Village. It was a small village that had long believed in "Yotsume God". There I meet a mysterious boy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Historical 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #50 Reminiscence
67% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Ambling Alpaca Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 210 AD, the renowned genius strategist Zhōu Yú died of illness. Qiáo Qīng, his widowed concubine, reminisces on their bittersweet relationship while going through the belongs in their bedroom. The player's choices affect her sentiment, which in turn affects how the game ends.
Why similar: Historical 38.1%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choices Matter 3.6%
- #51 Mass of Consumption
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Horror 8.1%
- #52 The Long March: 20000 Miles of Journey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOX Studio
Windows
A story of a little girl joining the Red Army and finishing the Long March, while discovering her true faith.
Why similar: Historical 37.4%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Multiple Endings 21%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #53 Victorian Debutante
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid Darkness
Windows · Mac
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Historical 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #54 Thorner
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Dark 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #55 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #56 Dreamy Golden Snow
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamy Golden Snow is a fantasy mystery-themed visual novel that tells a story among high school girls. The story appears in an ordinary high school. After the incident, the protagonist is also affected, and players will guide her through numerous choices to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Drama 8.5%
- #57 You Stay
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A short psychological visual novel about a town you can’t leave. Observe. Wait. Repeat. The longer you stay, the more the town notices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Dark 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%